New York Governor Says Trump Needs to Show Remorse Before Considering Pardon

‘There is a pardoning process in the state of New York,’ she said in a press conference. ‘It is lengthy. It requires a couple of elements. One is remorse.’

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Queens borough of New York. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump would need to show remorse before she considered pardoning him on the criminal conviction in the falsified business records case.

“There is a pardoning process in the state of New York,” she said in a press conference. “It is lengthy. It requires a couple of elements. One is remorse.”